Word: snapping
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...circus began on the Tigers’ first punt of the day. A low snap from Princeton long snapper JP Makrai skidded past punter Joe Cloud and rolled toward the goal line. After Cloud recovered the ball, senior linebacker Nick Hasselberg delivered a crushing hit that caused another fumble. Although Princeton recovered the loose ball, the turnover on downs gave Harvard possession at the three-yard line, and it converted for a score on the very next play...
...results were more of the same. Midway through the second quarter, another bounced snap caused Cloud to rush his punt, which traveled only 25 yards...
With 1:43 remaining in the second quarter, the Crimson had the ball at the Tigers’ six-yard line. Winters took the snap and rolled to his right, trying to find an open receiver...
...Tigers’ second possession, a botched snap dribbled down to the Princeton three-yard line, and though the Tigers’ Brad Stetler managed to recover it, Harvard took over on the turnover on downs...
...best part of our special teams to this point had been our punting,” Princeton coach Phil Hughes said. “And it was disappointing that we didn’t handle the snap, and the snap was not as good as it could have been. And that gave them field position early and easy field position early. And against good teams like Harvard, we can’t do that...